Top 7 Sensex cos lose Rs 19,398 cr in market cap

MUMBAI: The combined market capitalisation (m-cap) of top seven Sensex companies fell by Rs 19,398 crore last week, led by software companies TCS and Infosys which together took a hit of Rs 9,969 crore.

TCS, RIL, Coal India, SBI, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel saw erosion in their value amid a flat stock market where the BSE Sensex saw a mild gain of 22.68 points to end the week at 16,972.51 on Friday.

TCS retained the number one position on the top 10 m-cap list, while ONGC toppled RIL to grab the second slot. RIL slipped to the third place, followed by CIL, ITC, SBI, Infosys, HDFC Bank, NTPC and Bharti.